Response to letter to editor: Safety of long‐term remote‐only monitoring of implantable cardioverter defibrillators

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo De Larochellière ◽  
Isabelle Nault
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Economics of new therapies in electrophysiology

ESC CardioMed ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 3133-3135
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Boriani ◽  
Lucia D’Angiolella ◽  
Fabiana Madotto
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Typical Case ◽  
Cardiac Resynchronization ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Resynchronization Therapy ◽  
Cardiac Devices ◽  
Implantable Cardiac Devices ◽  
Effective Assessment ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Diagnostic and prognostic improvements in electrophysiology have been spectacular and mainly been attributable to the development of implantable cardiac devices, such as implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers (CRT-Ps), and resynchronization therapy pacemakers with defibrillation therapy (CRT-D). These therapies are expensive because of both up-front initial implant costs and for subsequent check-up, device replacement, and possible complications. As this is a typical case in which a therapy is both costly and effective, assessment of cost-effectiveness of these device therapies becomes of paramount importance. According to recent studies, these treatments are broadly cost-effective when applied adequately and correctly analysed over a long-term period. The up-front initial cost of the devices and their implant are sometimes short-term barriers to the implementation of cost-effective therapeutic strategies.

Indications for and Long-Term Survival in Patients With Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-51
Author(s):  
Wilbert S. Aronow ◽  
Carmine Sorbera ◽  
Anil Chagarlamudi ◽  
Hassan Tabandeh ◽  
Shalini Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Long Term Survival ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

scholarly journals Influence of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators on the long-term prognosis of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1083-1092 ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Powell ◽  
T Fuchs ◽  
D M Finkelstein ◽  
H Garan ◽  
D S Cannom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Long Term Prognosis ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

scholarly journals P-482 Long term outcomes of patients with implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICD)

EP Europace ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. B179-B180
Author(s):  
M. Meine ◽  
M. Muller ◽  
P. Weismuller ◽  
H.J. Trappe
Keyword(s):  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

scholarly journals The safety of electrical stimulation in patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators: A systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205566831774549 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Badger ◽  
Paul Taylor ◽  
Ian Swain
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Accurate Estimate ◽  
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Safety Studies ◽  
Cardioverter Defibrillators

Introduction A number of patients are excluded from electrical stimulation treatment because there is concern that electrical stimulation could cause electromagnetic interference with pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators. The decision to use electrical stimulation in these patients needs to be supported by an assessment of benefit and harm. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the risk of electromagnetic interference between electrical stimulation and pacemakers or implanted cardioverter defibrillators. We included the electronic databases MEDLINE and EMBASE in the time period between 1966 and 26 August 2016. Results 18 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria (eight safety studies and ten case studies). Although we were unable to accurately estimate the risk of electromagnetic interference, the studies revealed that patients having electrical stimulation of the lower limb are less susceptible to electromagnetic interference. Conclusions The results suggest that electrical stimulation could be used safely to help drop foot in patients with pacemakers or implanted cardioverter defibrillators. However, in order to obtain an accurate estimate of the risk of electromagnetic interference, a large, long-term, and intervention-specific safety study is required. Until such a study is undertaken, electrical stimulation should be used with caution in patients with pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators.

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